[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 23 08 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 24/0630Z AUG 2002 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 23 08 02
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.0    0420UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.9    0549UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.4    0845UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian
  M1.3    1200UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.5    1317UT  possible   lower  European
  M1.5    2024UT  possible   lower  East Pacific/
                                    North American


PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 24 08 2002 0140UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   169

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 20% during local day, Enhanced by 15% during local night.
Enhanced by 40% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 24 08 2002

Forecast T index:  135
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 20%.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 15% at times later in UT day
COMMENT:Degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic activity.


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